Tiny Tots Transitional Programme

Arrive early for your lessons to allow plenty of time to prepare. We encourage a relaxed and positive approach to ensure a more successful lesson.

First Steps

Take care when you enter the pool with your child as this can make all the difference to their response. The more calm and confident you are the more secure and relaxed your pre-schooler will be.

First time pre-schoolers may have a few reservations about hopping into a pool without mum or dad, encourage them, smile at them, remain relaxed and confident and give them time to adjust.

Participation

Parents or caregivers are not required to go into the water at this stage. However, we will not discourage any participation. Just be aware that there will be a time, when you need to disconnect for your child’s development.

We also encourage time spent in the water outside of their lesson time. This may even be during bath time where you can use cue words learnt from their lesson. Any time spent in the water whether it is fun time or practice time helps to gain confidence in the water.

Level 5 - Squeaky Turtles (Age 4 years)

Able to use pool equipment correctly

Understand simple instructions

Basic pool safety – entries, exits

Moving around the pool area safely and can hold their breath or blow bubbles